AKWA IBOM’s MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO BEGIN INSECTICIDE TREATED NET DISTRIBUTION IN DECEMBER.
In Furtherance to the aim of achieving a malaria free society, the Akwa Ibom state government is set to kick start the 2022 mass Insecticide Treated Net (ITNs) campaigns on Decemeber 16, 2022.
Statistics presented by the NDHS show that the prevalence of the deadly malaria disease in children in the state declined to 23.2 percent, following a quadrennial consistency in the Mass net distribution campaigns and strict adherence to its use.
Akwa Ibom state government through the state Ministry of Health and in collaboration with Implementing partners will distribute over 3.7million Insecticide Treated Nets to households this Year.
The Ministry of Health has also trained health workers while putting all the necessary indices in place to properly monitor households billed to benefit from the Net distribution campaign.
This report by our correspondent, GLORY SILAS highlights plans for the mass campaign season.

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